Nasarawa: Police arrest nine for buying stolen property
The Police in Nasarawa State have arrested nine persons for allegedly buying stolen property from suspected vandals. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)
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Crime
Police arrest alleged Imo Priest’s killer gang member in Lagos
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Ikeja, Tuesday arrested an alleged member of the kidnap gang that killed a priest in
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Man impregnates wife’s sister, kills baby five days after birth
The police in Bayelsa State have apprehended a 47-year-old man, Moses Otimba, for killing a five-day-old baby boy he fathered with the younger
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a fresh Plateau village attack leaves 19 dead, 5 injured – Police
The Plateau Police Command has confirmed 19 persons killed and five others injured in an attack on Ancha village, Bassa Local Government, on
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Breaking: Fleeing PH ritual suspect rearrested in Plateau
The ritual suspect, Ifeanyichukwu Maxwell Dike who escaped the custody of the Rivers state police command last month is said to have been rearrested
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Akpata, Australian-returnee arrested for killing new wife
Mr Stephen Akpata. a Nigerian who used to live in Australia has been arrested by the police for allegedly strangling his new wife
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EFCC nabs SEMA official for selling IDP relief materials
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Office, has arrested the Secretary of Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Danlami Arab
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Police arrest three men with human heads, hands in Osun
The Police Command in Osun on Tuesday said it arrested three male suspects, with two human heads and hands in the state. The
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Cultural tragedy: Suitor dies during flogging in Sharo, Fulani marriage rite
Katsina State Police Command has arrested a suitor, Ahmed Saidu of Durmin Biri village of Kafur Local Government Area over the death of
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Lagos records 852 domestic violence cases in nine month
A survey has revealed that over 852 domestic violence and related cases had occurred in Lagos State between January and September 2017, the
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Lagos policemen collect N50,000 for bail, seize phone over N20,000 balance
Policemen attached to the Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Cultism Squad of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Lagos State Police Command, have been accused
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Catholic priest kidnapped, murdered in Imo
Imo State Police Command has confirmed the reported kidnap and murder of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo. Confirming the ugly incident
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Love gone sour as man kills lover, commits suicide in Ebonyi
A middle-aged man, Mr. Friday Njoku, has committed suicide after he allegedly murdered his fiancée, Cynthia Nwofia, 25, over suspicion of infidelity in
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Police dismiss Sergeant for aiding escape of ritualist
The police have dismissed a policeman, Mr. Johnbosco Okoroeze, who aided a suspected ritualist to escape in Port Harcourt. The Police Command in
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Soldiers’ killing politically motivated – Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Government said on Thursday that the recent killing of soldiers by suspected militants along the waterways of Letugbene community in
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Policemen batter lady for tattooing her body
A woman, Chioma Pius, has accused men of the Rivers State Police Command of assaulting her for having tattoos on her body. Pius,
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Rivers DPO arrested for ritual killer’s escape from custody
The Rivers State Police Command has ordered the arrest and detention of a Divisional Police Officer in Rivers State (name withheld) for his
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Man attempts suicide over N24,000 debt
A man identified as Abiodun Onipede has been arrested for attempting to commit suicide over his inability to refund a N24,000 debt. The
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Abomination! 72-year-old woman raped by herdsmen in Ondo
A 72-year-old woman (name withheld) was allegedly raped by some suspected Fulani herdsmen on her farmland in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of
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Police inspector commits suicide after killing colleague
A police inspector, Abraham Aro, who allegedly shot dead his senior colleague simply identified as Timothy, has reportedly killed himself by jumping into
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BREAKING: Ex-minister kidnapped
A former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr. Hussaini Akwanga, has been kidnapped. The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed his abduction. Akwanga served
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BREAKING: Police shoot at crowd scrambling for robbers’ loot in Uyo
One person was killed and several others injured as the police opened fire on people scrambling for money scattered in the streets of
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Smugglers of imported snakes disappear from custody
THE two suspects that were arrested in connection with the smuggling of consignments containing 140 different species of snakes and 660 other animals
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‘Illegal refinery’ found in Sokoto
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said Friday it had discovered an illegal refinery, operated in a rented apartment in Sokoto
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Police exhume human parts in church, nab prophet •I only buried a pig – prophet
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a prophet, Samuel Babatunde, and three others, in connection with the discovery of suspected human parts
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Yobe Pilgrims Board officials allegedly steal hajj fares paid by 41 persons
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested officials of the state’s Pilgrims Welfare Board and Potiskum Local Government Council officials over alleged missing
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Kidnappers’ den: ‘Mad’ woman arrested with phones, ATM card
Three new suspects have been arrested at a suspected den of kidnappers and ritual killers in the Obadeyi-Ijaiye end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
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Police parade notorious kidnapper for murder of 60 years old woman, 10 others in Ebonyi
Police in Ebonyi State Tuesday arrested eleven suspects including a kidnap kingpin operating within Ebonyi and Abia States, Ogonna Alioka. Alioka popularly known
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EFCC arrests Dubai-bound Nigerian with 849 ATM cards, Chinese with .3m naira cash
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a Dubai-bound Nigerian, Yasir Salihu Abdullahi who had in his bag, 849 Automated Teller Machine
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Police nab 40 more kidnap suspects on Abuja-Kaduna road
The anti-kidnapping Special Forces of the Nigerian Police have arrested additional 40 persons for their alleged involvement in the abduction of motorists and
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